Apollo Prices Offering of Senior Notes

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Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) announces the pricing of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2033. The notes will be guaranteed by Apollo Asset Management, Inc. and others. The proceeds will be used to retire the 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024.

NEW YORK, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (the “Issuer” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced that it has priced an offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “notes”).

The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Apollo Asset Management, Inc., Apollo Principal Holdings I, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings II, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings III, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings IV, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings V, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings VI, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings VII, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings VIII, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings IX, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings X, L.P., Apollo Principal Holdings XII, L.P., AMH Holdings (Cayman), L.P. and Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (“AMH”). The offering is expected to close on November 13, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

The notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.375% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on May 15, 2024.

The net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $493.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts but before offering expenses. Apollo intends to use the proceeds from the offering to repurchase, repay, redeem or otherwise retire in full the $500 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024 issued by AMH (the “2024 Senior Notes”) before or upon their maturity and pay related fees and expenses.

BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers. Academy Securities, Inc., Apollo Global Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC and UBS Securities LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The offering is being made by means of a prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement only. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting the joint book-running managers: BofA Securities, Inc., telephone: 1-800-294-1322; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., telephone: 1-800-831-9146; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, telephone: 1-866-471-2526; or RBC Capital Markets, LLC, telephone: 1-866-375-6829.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release shall not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the 2024 Senior Notes.

Forward-Looking Statements

In this press release, references to “Apollo,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer collectively to Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries, or as the context may otherwise require. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, discussions related to Apollo’s expectations regarding the completion of, and the use of proceeds from, the sale of the notes, the performance of its business, its liquidity and capital resources and the other non-historical statements in the discussion and analysis. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this press release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “target” or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “should,” “could,” or “may,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks relating to inflation, market conditions and interest rate fluctuations generally, the impact of COVID-19, the impact of energy market dislocation, our ability to manage our growth, our ability to operate in highly competitive environments, the performance of the funds we manage, our ability to raise new funds, the variability of our revenues, earnings and cash flow, the accuracy of management’s assumptions and estimates, our dependence on certain key personnel, our use of leverage to finance our businesses and investments by the funds we manage, the ability of Athene Holding Ltd. (“Athene”) to maintain or improve financial strength ratings, the impact of Athene’s reinsurers failing to meet their assumed obligations, Athene’s ability to manage its business in a highly regulated industry, changes in our regulatory environment and tax status, and litigation risks, among others. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Issuer’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023 and the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 7, 2023, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Issuer’s periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this press release and in the Issuer’s other filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. This press release does not constitute an offer of Apollo or any Apollo fund.

Contacts

Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com

Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com

FAQ

What is the purpose of the offering?

The proceeds from the offering will be used to repurchase, repay, redeem, or retire the $500 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024.

When is the offering expected to close?

The offering is expected to close on November 13, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

Who are the joint book-running managers for the offering?

BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers.

Where can I find more information about the offering?

An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting the joint book-running managers.